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Retelling Project: The Act of Retelling
Kind of Activity:
Collaborative Writing
Objective:
Students will create a set of criteria for a retelling
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7
Structure:
Before the activity, have students read “Daniel Mallory Ortberg’s Short Short Story About Who Owns Beauty” (https://electricliterature.com/daniel-mallory-ortbergs-short-short-story-about-who-owns-beauty/).
Begin the activity with a modified Think Pair Share. First, have students jot down a few notes to themselves about the original story about the frog prince. If students have never encountered any version of the frog prince (aka the princess and the frog), have them...
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